Riff Tone

Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 2

Pink Floyd

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

Guitar1955 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop

Amp1970s Hiwatt Custom 100 (DR103) head with WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet

PickupsGibson P-90 single coils

Amp Settings

gain3.5

bass6.5

mid7

treble6.5

reverb3.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1979. Guitar and amp confirmed for The Wall sessions. Clean rhythm/riff section, not the solo. No evidence of live/tour substitutions for this part.

Tone Character(10)

clean and percussivewarm and roundedslightly compressedtight attackarticulate chord voicingssubtle amp reverbno audible modulationfunk/disco-inspired clarityminimal breakupstudio-polished

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, syncopated rhythm playing and clean muting for the funky feel, but does not involve complex chords or advanced techniques.

Sources

In pictures: David Gilmour's guitars, amps and effects - MusicRadar Pink Floyd Another Brick the Wall pt2 pedals? : r/guitarpedals - Reddit [Question] Tone for Another Brick in the Wall Part. 2 rhythm? : r/Guitar

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